But what happens when the trail goes cold on a homicide? Few people will ever have heard about the deaths of David Ombler and Janet Henderson - Britain's two oldest unsolved murders. Mr Ombler, a ...

Sarah Parkinson, the writer and producer wife of comedian Paul Merton, dies of cancer at the age of 41.

Cases of rape of young girls are on the increase in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's most prominent organisation fighting child sexual abuse is confronting traditional healers to take action over the myth that ...

El gobierno de Japón confirmó que el cadáver decapitado encontrado el viernes en Bagdad son los restos de Shosei Koda, un ciudadano japonés retenido por militantes islámicos. El primer ministro ...

A British soldier who bludgeoned a Danish tour guide to death in Cyprus has been freed from jail early. Allan Ford, 38, was one of three men jailed for 25 years on the island for killing Louise Jensen ...

A British man has been killed and about 12 other people injured in a suspected suicide bomb attack in Qatar. The car bomb blast occurred at the Doha Players theatre outside the capital, Doha, near a ...

Archaeologists excavating part of a Roman villa in Somerset have unearthed a mosaic of Daphne and Apollo. The mosaic, which dates back to the 4th Century, is part of the Dinnington Roman Villa site ...

Fulham eased their relegation worries with a shock victory over runaway Premiership leaders Chelsea. The home side were denied a penalty when Moritz Volz went down under a challenge from John Terry ...

Drinking three or more cups of tea a day is as good for you as drinking plenty of water and may even have extra health benefits, say researchers. The work in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition ...

South Africa v Sri Lanka A, Colombo Match drawn ...

French voters reject the EU constitution by a wide margin in a referendum, sending shockwaves across Europe.

It was a way that people tried to legitimise racist beliefs and practices, but over the years scientists rejected such theories. Within 20 years or so, people had begun to shorten the terms to racism ...